Question of the Week -Are you getting your Greens and how do you like to use them?

[Guest guest]

It's been a while since we've had a Question of the Week.

 

Are you getting some green veggies into your diet every day and how do you

enjoy preparing them? Your answers inspire us all to healthier eating and

ideas. What kind of greens do you enjoy and are available in your part of the

world?

 

Romaine lettuce, kale, beet greens, mustard greens, turnips greens, collards,

spinach and Swiss chard are rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals, cancer fighting

phytochemicals, vegetable protein, essential fats -

green leafy vegetables are the king of all foods, as they are the most

nutrient-dense of all foods.

 

 

I love to add them raw to smoothies. You never even realize they are in a fruit

smoothie, as they add little to no taste at all. A favorite way that we enjoy

preparing collards, kale., spinach, and Swiss chard greens, is to wash and chop

them up. Then add to a hot frying pan with just a little peanut oil, sliced

garlic, pinch of salt. The water droplets left on the greens from washing

them, is all the water you need to steam these. Cover the frying pan and stir

often. Cook over a medium-high heat. When greens are tender and still

bright green, they are ready to enjoy. Eat up.

 

Adding some fresh diced up greens to soups, during the last few minutes of

cooking, is delicious. With spinach, I just add at the end of cooking the soup

and remove from the burner. It cooks so fast, that it needs no boil time. Most

other greens need about 10 minutes to cook up, in your soup.

 

Here's to eating our greens everyday !!!!!! Popeye had it right. We need it

for strong bodies. We need that chlorophyll I'm so thankful for the easy

availability of fresh greens, year around in the stores.

 

Judy